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1 fama pública
• reputation -
2 reputación
f.reputation, fame, name, renown.* * *1 reputation* * *noun f.reputation, name* * *SF reputation* * *femenino reputation* * *= image, reputation, standing, repute, cred, street cred, street credibility.Ex. As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.Ex. That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.Ex. Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.Ex. These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.----* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* reputación + extenderse = reputation + spread.* salvaguardar la reputación = save + Posesivo + reputation.* tener la reputación de ser = be well known for.* * *femenino reputation* * *= image, reputation, standing, repute, cred, street cred, street credibility.Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.Ex: Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* reputación + extenderse = reputation + spread.* salvaguardar la reputación = save + Posesivo + reputation.* tener la reputación de ser = be well known for.* * *reputationtener buena/mala reputación to have a good/bad reputationle dañó la reputación it damaged his reputationtienes reputación de buen mecánico you have a reputation as a good mechanic* * *
reputación sustantivo femenino
reputation;
reputación sustantivo femenino reputation
' reputación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empañar
- empañarse
- ensuciar
- hipotecar
- menoscabar
- tacha
- crear
- destruir
- fama
- jugar
- mancha
- manchar
- menguar
- reivindicar
English:
blemish
- blob
- build up
- damage
- destroy
- disreputable
- guard
- injure
- injury
- make
- name
- redeem
- reputation
- repute
- spotless
- stain
- stained
- taint
- tainted
- tatters
- undamaged
- untarnished
- involve
- live
* * *reputación nfreputation;un cirujano de muy buena reputación a surgeon with a very good reputation;tiene muy mala reputación he has a very bad reputation;tiene reputación de ser un hábil negociador he has a reputation for being a skilful negotiator* * *f reputation;de buena reputación with a good reputation;tener buena/mala reputación have a good/bad reputation* * ** * *reputación n reputation -
3 fama
f.1 fame (renombre).tener fama to be famous o well-known2 reputation.buena/mala fama good/bad reputationtener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a name for being mean/generous* * *1 (renombre) fame, renown2 (reputación) reputation\de fama famousde fama mundial world-famoustener buena fama to have a good nametener mala fama to have a bad name* * *noun f.1) fame2) name* * *SF1) (=renombre) fameel libro que le dio fama — the book which made him famous, the book which made his name
2) (=reputación) reputation3) (=rumor) report, rumour, rumor (EEUU)corre la fama de que... — it is rumoured o (EEUU) rumored that...
* * *1)a) (renombre, celebridad) fameb) ( reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation
cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it
2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's* * *= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex. The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.Ex. That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.----* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* con buena fama = respected.* con mala fama = disreputable.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.* * *1)a) (renombre, celebridad) fameb) ( reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation
cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it
2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's* * *= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex: The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* con buena fama = respected.* con mala fama = disreputable.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.* * *A1 (renombre, celebridad) famealcanzar/conquistar la fama to achieve/win fameuna marca de fama mundial a world-famous brandlos vinos que han dado fama a la región the wines which have made the region famous2 (reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama to have a good/bad reputationes un barrio de mala fama it's a disreputable areasu fama de don Juan his reputation as a womanizertiene fama de ser muy severo he has a reputation for being very strictcría fama y échate a dormir (hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it, give a dog a bad name ( BrE colloq) (hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurelsunos cobran la fama y otros cardan la lana (refiriéndose a un logro) I/you do all the work and he gets/they get all the credit; (refiriéndose a un error, una travesura) I always get the blame when you do/he does something wrongB ( Col) (carnicería) butcher's* * *
fama sustantivo femenino
dar fama a algo/algn to make sth/sb famous
tiene fama de ser severo he has a reputation for being strict;
tiene fama de bromista he's well known as a joker
fama sustantivo femenino
1 (popularidad) fame, renown
un pianista de fama mundial, a world-famous pianist
2 (opinión pública) reputation: tiene fama de donjuán, he is known as a womanizer
♦ Locuciones: de fama, famous, renowned: un astrónomo de fama, a famous astronomer
' fama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- consagración
- empañar
- engrandecer
- ensuciar
- honor
- lingüista
- oído
- universal
- adquirir
- anhelar
- aureola
- buscar
- camino
- celebridad
- cobrar
- conquistar
- crear
- cúspide
- gloria
- inmaculado
- internacional
- llamado
- mellar
- menoscabar
- mundial
- nombre
- perseguir
English:
bomb
- disreputable
- fame
- glory
- mean
- name
- renown
- repute
- rise
- win
- world-famous
- dealing
- infamous
- itself
- known
- notorious
- reputation
- standing
* * *fama nf1. [renombre] fame;un escritor/restaurante de fama a well-known o famous writer/restaurant;alcanzar la fama to achieve fame, to become famous;tener fama to be famous o well-known;salir en ese programa le ha dado mucha fama being on that programme has made her very well-known2. [reputación] reputation;buena/mala fama good/bad reputation;tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a reputation o name for being mean/generous;su fama de excéntrico atrae a mucha gente his reputation for eccentricity attracts a lot of people;cría fama y échate a dormir build yourself a good reputation, then you can rest on your laurels* * *f1 fame;de fama mundial world-famous2 ( reputación) reputation;tener mala fama have a bad reputation* * *fama nf1) : fame2) reputación: reputation3)de mala fama : disreputable* * * -
4 crédito
m.1 credit, accommodation.2 good reputation, credit, reputation, credence.* * *1 COMERCIO credit2 (confianza) credit, belief, credence3 (fama) reputation, standing\a crédito on creditdar crédito a (creer) to believe (in)ser digno,-a de crédito to be reliabletener crédito to have a good reputationcrédito hipotecario debt secured by a mortgage* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=fe) creditdar crédito a algo — to believe sth, credit sth
no podía dar crédito a sus oídos/ojos — he could hardly believe his ears/eyes
2) (=fama) standing, reputation3) (Com, Econ) creditcrédito puente — bridging loan, bridge loan (EEUU)
crédito renovable, crédito rotativo — revolving credit
4) (Univ) credit5) (Cine, TV)* * *1)a) ( en negocio) creditb) ( cuenta) accountc) ( préstamo) loanconceder un crédito — to give o grant a loan
2)a) ( credibilidad)no dar crédito a sus ojos/oídos: no di crédito a mis ojos/oídos — I couldn't believe my eyes/ears
b) (prestigio, fama) reputation3) (Cin, TV) credit4) (Educ) credit* * *1)a) ( en negocio) creditb) ( cuenta) accountc) ( préstamo) loanconceder un crédito — to give o grant a loan
2)a) ( credibilidad)no dar crédito a sus ojos/oídos: no di crédito a mis ojos/oídos — I couldn't believe my eyes/ears
b) (prestigio, fama) reputation3) (Cin, TV) credit4) (Educ) credit* * *crédito11 = credit.Ex: Orders placed with a vendor as well as any credit or debit notes for the vendor are displayed by entering the number '9'.
* aceptar tarjeta de crédito = honour + credit card.* crédito agrícola = agricultural credit, farm credit, farm loan.* crédito blando = soft loan.* crédito hipotecario = mortgage.* datos de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card details.* escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* número de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card number.* remanente de crédito = basketing.* tarjeta de crédito = credit card.* vender a crédito = make + charge sale.crédito22 = credit.Ex: They rejected totally the notion of giving credit for work done off-campus.
* con créditos = credit-carrying.* crédito de transferencia = transfer credit.* créditos de película = film credits.* curso con créditos = credit course.* dar crédito = give + credence.* digno de crédito = credible, believable, creditable.* no dar crédito = disbelief.* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.* sin créditos = non-credit.* sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.* transferencia de créditos = credit transfer.* * *A1(en un negocio): tengo crédito en esa tienda they let me have credit in that shop2 (cuenta) account3 (préstamo) loanme concedieron un crédito they gave me a loanCompuestos:export credit( Esp) bank loansoft loanmortgagedeferred creditoverdraft facilitymortgage loaninstant credithome income planrollover creditB1(credibilidad): fuentes dignas de crédito reliable sourcesno di crédito a sus palabras I didn't believe what he said, I doubted his words ( frml)no dar crédito a sus ojos/oídos: no di crédito a mis ojos/oídos I couldn't believe my eyes/ears2(prestigio, fama): fracasos que han venido a empañar su buen crédito failures which have tarnished his reputationun médico que goza de mucho crédito a doctor of some o good standingC ( Cin, TV) creditlos créditos de la película the movie o film creditsD ( Educ) credit* * *
crédito sustantivo masculino
1
a crédito on credit
2 ( credibilidad):
no di crédito a sus palabras I doubted his words (frml)
3 (Cin, TV, Educ) credit
crédito sustantivo masculino
1 Com Fin credit
(préstamo) loan
2 (credibilidad) credibility
3 (prestigio) reputation
♦ Locuciones: a crédito, on credit
dar crédito a, to believe
' crédito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparecer
- bien
- desautorizar
- habilitar
- plausible
- solvencia
- solvente
- tarjeta
- título
- a
- admitir
- fiar
- instantáneo
- plástico
English:
applicant
- card
- cardholder
- charge account
- charge card
- consumer credit
- credence
- credit
- credit account
- credit card
- credit line
- ear
- facility
- interested
- loan
- plastic bag
- revolving credit
- bank
- building
- by
- charge
* * *crédito nm1. [préstamo] loan;pedir un crédito to ask for a loan;(comprar algo) a crédito (to buy sth) on creditMéx crédito de avío agricultural loan;crédito bancario bank loan;crédito blando soft loan;crédito comercial business loan;crédito al consumo consumer credit;crédito de empalme bridging loan;crédito a la exportación export credit;crédito hipotecario mortgage (loan);crédito oficial official credit;crédito personal personal loan;crédito preferencial preferential credit;crédito provisional bridging loan;crédito puente bridging loan;crédito renovable revolving credit;crédito vivienda mortgage2. [cantidad de dinero] credit3. [plazo de préstamo] credit4. [en tienda] credit;en esta tienda tengo crédito they give me credit in this shop5. [confianza] trust, belief;digno de crédito trustworthy;dar crédito a algo to believe sth;¡no doy crédito a mis oídos! I can't believe my ears!6. [fama] standing, reputation7. [en universidad] credit* * *m1 COM credit;a crédito on credit;crédito bancario (bank) credit2:no dar crédito a sus oídos/ojos fam not believe one’s ears/eyes;dar crédito a algo believe sth;digno de crédito reliable, trustworthy* * *crédito nm: credit* * *crédito n1. (método de pago) credit2. (préstamo) loan -
5 desprestigio
m.1 discredit.2 loss of prestige, belittling, discredit, disrepute.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desprestigiar.* * *1 discredit, loss of prestige, loss of reputation\campaña de desprestigio smear campaign* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=denigración) disparagement2) (=descrédito) discredit, loss of prestige* * *a) ( pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeir en desprestigio de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on o upon something/somebody
b) ( falta de prestigio)el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que... — the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that...
* * *= loss of face.Ex. Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.* * *a) ( pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeir en desprestigio de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on o upon something/somebody
b) ( falta de prestigio)el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que... — the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that...
* * *= loss of face.Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
* * *1 (pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeeste escándalo contribuyó al desprestigio de la compañía this scandal contributed to the company's loss of prestigeeste incidente supuso su desprestigio como profesional this incident damaged his professional reputationsería un desprestigio para el partido it would bring the party into disrepute, it would discredit the party2(falta de prestigio): el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que … the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that …tras el escándalo cayó en desprestigio he lost a lot of prestige o his reputation suffered greatly as a result of the scandal* * *
Del verbo desprestigiar: ( conjugate desprestigiar)
desprestigio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desprestigió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desprestigiar
desprestigio
desprestigiar ( conjugate desprestigiar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desprestigiarse verbo pronominal [persona/producto/empresa] to lose prestige
desprestigio sustantivo masculino
◊ ir en desprestigio de algo/algn to bring discredit on o upon sth/sb
desprestigiar verbo transitivo to discredit, run down
desprestigio sustantivo masculino discredit, loss of reputation
' desprestigio' also found in these entries:
English:
smear campaign
* * *desprestigio nm1. [pérdida de prestigio] discredit;es un desprestigio verse envuelto en este asunto it's damaging to our reputation o good name to be involved in this business;la acusación de fraude supone un desprestigio para la empresa the accusation of fraud will damage the company's reputation o good name2. [falta de prestigio]el desprestigio de esta empresa crece cada día this company's reputation gets worse every day* * *m loss of prestige* * *desprestigio nmdescrédito: discredit, disrepute -
6 malo
adj.1 bad, wrong.2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.5 bad, out of order, out of service.m.1 bad one.2 bad guy, baddy.* * *► adjetivo1 bad■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!2 (malvado) wicked, evil3 (travieso) naughty■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!4 (nocivo) harmful5 (enfermo) ill, sick6 (estropeado) off7 (falso) false8 (difícil) difficult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?\de mala manera badly, rudelyestar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodyestar mala familiar to have one's periodestar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sicklo malo es que... the trouble is that...¡malo! bad news!■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad newsponer malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody madponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sickpor las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or notpor las malas by forceser el malo de la película to be the baddymala educación bad manners pluralmala hierba weedmala jugada dirty trickmala pasada dirty trickmala pata bad luckmalos tratos ill-treatmentmala voluntad ill will* * *1. (f. - mala)nounvillain, bad person2. (f. - mala)adj.1) bad2) evil3) harmful4) ill5) poor, cheap6) rotten* * *malo, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing mal)1) (=perjudicial) bad2) (=imperfecto) badun chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke
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ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink3) (=adverso) badhe tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky
-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"
pata 1., 6)lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
4) (=desagradable) badun olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell
5) (=podrido)6) (=reprobable) wrong¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?
7) (=travieso) naughty¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!
8) (=enfermo) illtienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill
9) (=inepto) bad10) (=difícil) hard, difficultes un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame
es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat
11)- venir de malas2.SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *3.SMel malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil
* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.----* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *el malo(n.) = bad guy, theEx: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› badla tela es de mala calidad the material is poor qualitytiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor spellermás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)B [ SER]1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› badsoy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› badC [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviewsestán en mala situación económica they're going through hard timeslo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of trafficen las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are badpor las malas unwillinglyvas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or notD [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› badlas malas compañías bad companyllegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad momentes malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so muchE [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› badF [ SER]1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› badhace un día muy malo it's a horrible daynos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weatherhace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horribleG [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)H1(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very welltienes mala cara you don't look wellyo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me2 [ SER] (serio, grave) seriousfue una mala caída it was a bad fallno tiene nada malo it's nothing seriousel pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)4 [ ESTAR]me he puesto mala my period's startedI [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INFesta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to irones muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade himSentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brotherno seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)una mala mujer a loose womanes una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil womanpasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)un ataque a la mala a sneak attackno nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffeeno había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine weedlo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)feminine dirty trickme hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on melos nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of mefpl guile, cunningtodo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunningdicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …● mala uvampl bad o impure thoughts (pl)malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abusemasculine, feminineuno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys* * *
malo◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]
1
un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;
( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;
no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
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3 [estar]
◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind
* * *malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).♦ adj1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;una mala caída a nasty fall2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;Hummás vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;es mala señal it's a bad sign;lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!Am mala palabra swearword4. [malvado] wicked, evil;es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go5. [travieso] naughty;¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently6. [enfermo] ill, sick;estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her7. [desagradable] bad;esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;mal tiempo bad weather;hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;Espestá muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the villageuna lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily♦ nm,fel malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy♦ interjcuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains♦ malas nfplestar de malas to be in a bad mood;por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;Am Andes, CSuren las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad* * *I adj1 bad2 calidad poor3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;ponerse malo get sick, fall ill4:por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;estar de malas be in a bad mood;por las malas by force;andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;lo malo es que unfortunatelyII m humbad guy, baddy* * *1) : badmala suerte: bad luck2) : wicked, naughty3) : cheap, poor (quality)4) : harmfulmalo para la salud: bad for one's healthestar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble6)estar de malas : to be in a bad moodmalo, -la n: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)* * *malo1 adj4. (pasado) off5. (malvado) evilser malo en/para algo to be bad at somethingmalo2 n villain -
7 mala fama
f.ill repute, disrepute, bad name, bad reputation.* * *(n.) = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputationEx. In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.Ex. If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press.Ex. While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.* * *(n.) = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputationEx: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
Ex: If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press.Ex: While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity. -
8 mala reputación
f.bad name, disrepute, ill fame, bad reputation.* * *(n.) = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputationEx. In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.Ex. If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press.Ex. While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.* * *(n.) = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputationEx: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
Ex: If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press.Ex: While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity. -
9 ganarse una reputación
(v.) = achieve + reputation, secure + reputationEx. Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.Ex. In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.* * *(v.) = achieve + reputation, secure + reputationEx: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list. -
10 honor
m.1 honor.es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honor for me to present to you…nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honor of inviting ushacer honor a to live up toen honor de in honor ofen honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2 homage, honor, honour.3 tribute, laurel.* * *1 (virtud) honour (US honor)2 (reputación) reputation, honour (US honor), good name3 (de la mujer) virtue2 (agasajo) honours (US honors)\con honores militares with military honours (US honors)en honor a la verdad to be fair, in all fairnesses un honor para mí it's an honour (US honor) for mehacer honor a to live up tohacer los honores to do the honours (US honors)jurar por su honor to swear on one's honour (US honor)perder su honor (una mujer) to lose one's honour (US honor)por mi honor upon my honour (US honor)rendir los honores a to pay honour (US honor) toser cuestión de honor to be a point of honour (US honor)hombre de honor man of honour (US honor)* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=cualidad) honour, honor (EEUU)•
en honor a la verdad — to be fair•
hacer honor a — to honourhacer honor a su fama — to live up to its etc reputation
•
tener el honor de hacer algo — to have the honour of doing sth, be proud to do sth2) pl honores honours, honors (EEUU)3) (=gloria) gloryAntonio Machado, honor de esta ciudad — Antonio Machado, who is this city's claim to fame
4) [de mujer] honour, honor (EEUU), virtue* * *1)a) ( dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) ( privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...
una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex. Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.----* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *1)a) ( dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) ( privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...
una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *A1 (dignidad moral) honor*un hombre de honor a man of honor, an honorable manno aceptó por una cuestión de honor she didn't accept as a matter of honor o principlesintió que su honor había sido mancillado he felt that his honor o good name had been sullied o besmirched ( frml)defendió el honor de su familia ( liter); he defended the honor of his familyen honor a la verdad to be truthful¿te gustó su última novela? — en honor a la verdad, no did you like his last novel? — to be perfectly honest, no o to tell you the truth, nohacer algn honor a su fama or nombre to live up to one's reputation2 ( ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtueB1 (privilegio) honor*es un honor para mí aceptar el cargo it is an honor for me to accept the appointmenttengo el honor de presentarles a nuestro conferenciante it is my honor o I have the honor to introduce our speaker ( frml), it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speakeruna cena en honor de … a dinner in honor of …me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving mele rindieron or tributaron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank ( frml)hacerle los honores a algo to do justice to sthCompuesto:due military honors** * *
honor sustantivo masculino
◊ tengo el honor de … it is my honor o I have the honor to …;
me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me;
en honor a la verdad to be truthful;
hacer honor a su nombre to live up to one's reputationb)
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
honor sustantivo masculino
1 (cualidad, dignidad) honour, US honor: ofendieron su honor, they offended his honour
palabra de honor, word of honour
2 (distinción) será un honor, it will be an honour
nos hizo el honor de visitarnos, we were honoured by his visit
3 (fama, reconocimiento, gloria) para ti será el honor y la gloria, you'll get all the credit
en honor a la verdad..., to be fair...
' honor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
código
- dama
- distinguir
- honrar
- matrícula
- mención
- sitial
- atentado
- conferir
- cumplir
- declinar
- dispensar
- distinción
- ensuciar
- gloria
- grande
- homenaje
- honra
- limpiar
- madrina
- mellar
- menoscabar
- palabra
- ultrajar
- vuelta
English:
accord
- bridesmaid
- credit
- guard
- honor
- honorary
- honour
- honourable
- name
- patron
- privilege
- accolade
- award
- bride
- commendation
- distinction
- dubious
- justice
- lady
- live
- privileged
* * *honor nm1. [cualidad] honour;un hombre de honor a man of honour, an honourable man;luchó por defender su honor he fought to defend his honour;hacer honor a to live up to;hizo honor a su fama de generoso, y nos invitó a todos a cenar he lived up to his reputation for being generous and bought us all a meal;una cena en honor del poeta a dinner in honour of the poet o in the poet's honour;en honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2. [orgullo, satisfacción] honour;es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honour for me to present to you…;nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honour of inviting us;tener el honor de to have the honour of3.honores [ceremonial] honours;lo recibieron con honores de jefe de Estado he was welcomed with all the ceremony befitting a head of state;rendir honores a alguien to salute sb;hacer los honores a to pay one's respects to;hizo los honores al excelente vino he commended the excellent wine;hacer los honores de la casa to do the honours, to look after the guests* * *m1 honor, Brhonour;en honor a in honor of;en honor a la verdad to be honest;palabra de honor word of honor;hacer honor a live up to2:* * *honor nm1) : honoren honor a la verdad: to be quite honest2) honores nmpl: honorshacer los honores: to do the honors* * *honor n honour -
11 desprestigiar
v.1 to discredit.María desprestigió el producto Mary discredited the product.2 to slander, to bring into disrepute, to discredit, to disrepute.María desprestigió al alcalde Mary slandered the mayor.* * *1 to discredit, ruin the reputation of1 to lose one's prestige, lose one's good reputation* * *1. VT1) (=criticar) to disparage, run down2) (=desacreditar) to discredittus meteduras de pata desprestigian a toda la profesión — your faux pas tarnish the reputation of our whole profession
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.----* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *desprestigiar [A1 ]vtto discreditlas luchas internas han desprestigiado al partido internal disputes have discredited the party o damaged the party's prestige«persona/producto/empresa» to lose prestigela compañía se desprestigió con ese producto that product gave the company a bad name o damaged the company's prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado his reputation o prestige o good name as a lawyer has been damaged o has suffered* * *
desprestigiar ( conjugate desprestigiar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desprestigiarse verbo pronominal [persona/producto/empresa] to lose prestige
desprestigiar verbo transitivo to discredit, run down
' desprestigiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacreditar
- sambenito
- señalar
English:
smear
* * *♦ vtto discredit;aquello lo desprestigió ante la opinión pública that discredited him in the eyes of the public* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar: to discredit, to disgrace -
12 desacreditar
v.to discredit.Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent* * *1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *desacreditar [A1 ]vtesos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputationla oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *
desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descalificar
English:
discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- debunk
- disrepute
* * *♦ vtto discredit;hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar vtdesprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace -
13 ganar
v.1 to win.ganaron por tres a uno they won three oneRicardo gana siempre Richard wins always.Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.3 to gain.ganar fama to achieve fameen tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the trainRicardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.4 to beat.te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).6 to take, to capture.7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.* * *1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win2 (dinero) to earn■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?3 (conquistar) to capture4 (alcanzar) to reach5 (lograr) to win1 (mejorar) to improve2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain1 to earn2 (ser merecedor) to deserve\ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at somethingganar terreno to gain groundllevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cardsno ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after anothersalir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of itganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's livingganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!* * *verb1) to win2) earn3) gain4) profit5) make* * *1. VT1) [+ sueldo] to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?
2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?
3) [+ contrincante] to beat¡les ganamos! — we beat them!
no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable
como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking
4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?
tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea
ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity
5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain6) (=convencer) to win overdejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth
7) (=aventajar)8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture2. VI1) [trabajando] to earn2) [en competición, guerra] to win3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improvela película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut
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ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved•
salir ganando — to do well3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < sueldo> to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?
b) ( conseguir) to gain2)a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to winb) <premio/dinero> to win3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain4)a) ( conquistar)b) ( reclamar) to reclaim5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)2.ganar vi1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2)a) ( vencer) to winb)a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him
3) ( aventajar)ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count
4)a) ( mejorar)b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gainganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin
3.salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse v pron1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... oversupo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect
4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneselfganársela — (Esp fam)
se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)
* * *= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.----* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar con dificultar = eke out.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* ganarse = win over, propitiate.* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* ganar una elección = win + election.* ganar una guerra = win + war.* ganar un asalto = win + round.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.* ganar un título = win + title.* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < sueldo> to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?
b) ( conseguir) to gain2)a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to winb) <premio/dinero> to win3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain4)a) ( conquistar)b) ( reclamar) to reclaim5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)2.ganar vi1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2)a) ( vencer) to winb)a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him
3) ( aventajar)ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count
4)a) ( mejorar)b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gainganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin
3.salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse v pron1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... oversupo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect
4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneselfganársela — (Esp fam)
se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)
* * *= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.
Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar con dificultar = eke out.* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* ganarse = win over, propitiate.* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* ganar una elección = win + election.* ganar una guerra = win + war.* ganar un asalto = win + round.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.* ganar un título = win + title.* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* * *ganar [A1 ]vtA1 (mediante el trabajo) to earngana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money2 (conseguir) to gain¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhereB1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to winganaron el campeonato they won the championshiple gané la apuesta I won my bet with him2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing pokerC(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortunesu partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularityha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent yearsD1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sthlo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause2 (reclamar) to reclaimlas tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea■ ganarviA (mediante el trabajo) to earnapenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live onno ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but troubleB1 (vencer) to winque gane el mejor may the best man winganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victoriousvan ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead2ganarle a algn to beat sbnos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointssiempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him winme ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me againa mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch himse dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of himC (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:le ganas en estatura you're taller than himhabla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every countD(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for hercon estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changesel salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living roomganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlinsalir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the moveno lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better offsaldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuringEF(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)■ ganarseA ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earnse ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one weekB ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to winC ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … overha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respectsabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friendsD(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holidayte estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashingganarse algo a pulso to earn sthel ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotionganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)Egánate para acá come over here o come closer* * *
ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?
2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
verbo intransitivo
ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four pointsb) ( aventajar):
me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living
2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect
4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet
* * *♦ vt1. [premio, competición] to win;ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;ganar fama to achieve fame;ganar importancia to grow in importance;ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause4. [conseguir]¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything5. [derrotar] to beat;te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;RP Famganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to itme gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;Fama tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle♦ vi1. [vencer] to win;ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;que gane el mejor may the best man win2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;Amganar bien to be well paid;ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;Famha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;ganar en algo to gain in sth;ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there* * *I v/t1 win;le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;ganar a alguien beat s.o.II v/i2 ( vencer) win;ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one3 ( mejorar) improve;salir ganando con algo be better off with sth4 ( aventajar):le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is* * *ganar vt1) : to win2) : to gainganar tiempo: to buy time3) : to earnganar dinero: to make money4) : to acquire, to obtainganar vi1) : to win2) : to profitsalir ganando: to come out ahead* * *ganar vb¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?2. (un sueldo) to earn¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?4. (un trabajo) to get5. (superar a alguien) to be better -
14 nombre
m.1 name (apelativo).de nombre Ricardo called Ricardo, Ricardo by nameen nombre de on behalf ofllamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade¿qué nombre le vas a poner al perro? what are you going to call the dog?le pusieron el nombre de su abuelo they named him after o (British) for his grandfather (United States)no tener nombre to be unspeakablenombre y apellidos full namenombre artístico/comercial stage/trade namenombre de pila first o Christian namenombre de soltera maiden name2 reputation (fama).tener mucho nombre to be renowned o famous3 noun (grammar).nombre abstracto/colectivo abstract/collective nounnombre común/propio common/proper nounpres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: nombrar.* * *1 name■ ¿este cheque va a su nombre? is this cheque in your name?2 LINGÚÍSTICA noun3 (fama) reputation\a nombre de in the name ofconocer a alguien de nombre to know somebody by nameen el nombre del Padre, del Hijo... in the name of the Father, the Son...en nombre de on behalf ofllamar a las cosas por su nombre figurado to call a spade a spadeno tener nombre figurado to be unspeakablenombre artístico stage namenombre comercial trade namenombre de guerra nom de guerrenombre de pila first name, Christian namenombre propio proper nounnombre y apellidos full name sing* * *noun m.1) name2) noun* * *SM1) [de persona, cosa] namenombre y apellidos — name in full, full name
•
a nombre de, un sobre a nombre de... — an envelope addressed to...•
bajo el nombre de — under the name of•
de nombre — by name•
en nombre de — in the name of, on behalf of¡abran en nombre de la ley! — open up in the name of the law!
•
poner nombre a — to call, name¿qué nombre le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?
•
por nombre — by the name of, called•
sin nombre — namelessno tener nombre —
nombre artístico — [de escritor] pen-name, nom de plume; [de actor] stage name
nombre de bautismo — christian name, given name (EEUU)
nombre de fichero — (Inform) file name
nombre de pila — first name, Christian name, given name (EEUU)
2) (Ling) noun3) (=reputación) name, reputationse ha hecho un nombre en el mundo editorial — she's made a name for herself in the world of publishing
un médico de nombre — a famous o renowned doctor
* * *1)a) (de cosa, persona, animal) name¿cuál es el nombre de la compañía? — what's the name of the company?
nombre completo o nombre y apellidos — full name, name in full
¿qué nombre le pusieron? — what did they call him?
le pusieron el nombre de su padrino — they named him for (AmE) o (BrE) after his godfather
en nombre de — ( en representación de) on behalf of; ( apelando a) in the name of
a nombre de: un paquete a nombre de... a package addressed to...; un cheque a nombre de... a check made payable to o made out to...; llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade; no tiene nombre: lo que ha hecho no tiene nombre — what she has done is unspeakable
b) ( sobrenombre)2) (Ling) noun3) ( fama)* * *= label, name, nomenclature, noun, denomination.Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. Such lists will embody for example, singular or plural, nouns or adjectives.Ex. This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.----* abreviatura del nombre del campo = tag.* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.* a nombre de = payable to.* asignación de nombre = labelling [labeling, -USA].* asignación de nombres = namespace.* autoridad de nombre = name authority.* barajar nombres = bandy + names.* cambio de nombre = rebranding.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO) = Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.* dar el nombre = label.* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.* encabezamiento de nombre = name heading.* encabezamiento de nombre corporativo = corporate name heading.* encabezamiento de nombre personal = personal name heading.* encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.* en nombre de = in the name of, on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].* entrada de nombre = name entry.* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.* etiqueta con el nombre = name tag.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer un pago a nombre de = make + payment payable to.* índice de nombres = name index.* inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial.* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* Nombre + a + Nombre = Nombre + by + Nombre.* nombre completo = full name.* nombre compuesto = double-barrelled name.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* nombre común = common name.* nombre con prefijo = prefixed name.* nombre convencional = conventional name.* nombre corporativo = corporate name.* nombre de acceso = login.* nombre de acceso al sistema = system logon name.* nombre de archivo = file name.* nombre de autor = author name.* nombre de casta = caste name.* nombre de compañía = company name.* nombre de dominio = domain name.* nombre de fichero = filename.* nombre del archivo = data set name.* nombre del campo = field name.* nombre del editor = publisher's name.* nombre de lugar = place name.* nombre de materia = subject name.* nombre de nacimiento = née.* nombre de pila = Christian name, first name, given name.* nombre de pila segundo = middle name.* nombre de pluma = pen name.* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.* nombre dinástico = dynastic name.* nombre geográfico = geographic name, geographical name.* Nombre + mío = Nombre + of mine.* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.* nombre muy conocido = household name, household word.* nombre personal = personal name.* nombre poco apropiado = misnomer.* nombre predominante = predominant name.* nombre propio = forename, given name, proper name.* Nombre Propio + padre = senior + Nombre Propio.* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* Nombre + relacionado con = Nombre + involved.* Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.* nombre verbal = verbal noun.* nombre y apellidos = full name.* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.* rellenar a nombre de = make out to.* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor = author sequence.* sólo de nombre = in name only.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).* * *1)a) (de cosa, persona, animal) name¿cuál es el nombre de la compañía? — what's the name of the company?
nombre completo o nombre y apellidos — full name, name in full
¿qué nombre le pusieron? — what did they call him?
le pusieron el nombre de su padrino — they named him for (AmE) o (BrE) after his godfather
en nombre de — ( en representación de) on behalf of; ( apelando a) in the name of
a nombre de: un paquete a nombre de... a package addressed to...; un cheque a nombre de... a check made payable to o made out to...; llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade; no tiene nombre: lo que ha hecho no tiene nombre — what she has done is unspeakable
b) ( sobrenombre)2) (Ling) noun3) ( fama)* * *= label, name, nomenclature, noun, denomination.Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex: Such lists will embody for example, singular or plural, nouns or adjectives.Ex: This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.* abreviatura del nombre del campo = tag.* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.* a nombre de = payable to.* asignación de nombre = labelling [labeling, -USA].* asignación de nombres = namespace.* autoridad de nombre = name authority.* barajar nombres = bandy + names.* cambio de nombre = rebranding.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO) = Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.* dar el nombre = label.* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.* encabezamiento de nombre = name heading.* encabezamiento de nombre corporativo = corporate name heading.* encabezamiento de nombre personal = personal name heading.* encabezamientos de nombre y título = name-title headings.* en nombre de = in the name of, on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].* entrada de nombre = name entry.* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.* etiqueta con el nombre = name tag.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer un pago a nombre de = make + payment payable to.* índice de nombres = name index.* inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial.* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* Nombre + a + Nombre = Nombre + by + Nombre.* nombre completo = full name.* nombre compuesto = double-barrelled name.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* nombre común = common name.* nombre con prefijo = prefixed name.* nombre convencional = conventional name.* nombre corporativo = corporate name.* nombre de acceso = login.* nombre de acceso al sistema = system logon name.* nombre de archivo = file name.* nombre de autor = author name.* nombre de casta = caste name.* nombre de compañía = company name.* nombre de dominio = domain name.* nombre de fichero = filename.* nombre del archivo = data set name.* nombre del campo = field name.* nombre del editor = publisher's name.* nombre de lugar = place name.* nombre de materia = subject name.* nombre de nacimiento = née.* nombre de pila = Christian name, first name, given name.* nombre de pila segundo = middle name.* nombre de pluma = pen name.* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.* nombre dinástico = dynastic name.* nombre geográfico = geographic name, geographical name.* Nombre + mío = Nombre + of mine.* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.* nombre muy conocido = household name, household word.* nombre personal = personal name.* nombre poco apropiado = misnomer.* nombre predominante = predominant name.* nombre propio = forename, given name, proper name.* Nombre Propio + padre = senior + Nombre Propio.* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* Nombre + relacionado con = Nombre + involved.* Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.* nombre verbal = verbal noun.* nombre y apellidos = full name.* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.* rellenar a nombre de = make out to.* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor = author sequence.* sólo de nombre = in name only.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).* * *A1 (de una cosa) name¿cuál es el nombre de la compañía? what's the name of the company?, what's the company called?2 (de una persona, un animal) nameescriba su nombre completo or su nombre y apellidos write your full name o your name in full¿qué nombre le pusieron? what did they call him?, what name did they give him?responde al nombre de Bobi he answers to the name of Bobinombre de mujer/varón girl's/boy's nameestudiante sólo de nombre student in name onlysólo lo conozco de nombre I only know him by namecierto caballero de nombre Armando ( frml o hum); a certain gentleman by the name of Armando ( frmlor hum)llamar a algn por el nombre to call sb by their first nameen nombre de (en representación de) in ( AmE) o on ( esp BrE) behalf of; (apelando a) in the name ofen nombre del director y en el mío propio in o on behalf of the director and myselfen nombre de la justicia/libertad in the name of justice/freedomen el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit o Ghost ( ant)a nombre de: un paquete a nombre de … a package addressed to …un cheque a nombre de … a check made payable to o made out to …llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spadeno tiene nombre: lo que les ha hecho a sus padres no tiene nombre what she has done to her parents is unspeakable o despicabletu egoísmo no tiene nombre your selfishness is beyond belief3(sobrenombre): a todos los profesores les pone nombre he gives all the teachers nicknamesmás conocida por el nombre de la Pasionaria better known as la PasionariaCompuestos:stage nametrade name● nombre de archivo or fichero( Inf) file name( Inf) domain namenom de guerreplace namefirst name, given name, Christian namenom de plume( Inf) pathnamemaiden name( Inf) username, user identificationB ( Ling) nounCompuestos:collective nouncompoundcommon nouncountable noun● nombre masivo or no contableuncountable o mass nounproper nounC1(fama): un científico de nombre a renowned o famous o well-known scientistun pianista de nombre en el mundo entero a pianist with a worldwide reputation o famous the world overhacerse un nombre en la vida to make a name for oneself2 (persona célebre) nameuno de los grandes nombres de nuestra historia one of the great names in our history* * *
Del verbo nombrar: ( conjugate nombrar)
nombré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
nombre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nombrar
nombre
nombrar ( conjugate nombrar) verbo transitivo
◊ no lo volvió a nombre she never mentioned his name o him again
nombre sustantivo masculino
nombre artístico stage name;
nombre de pila first name, christian name;
nombre de soltera maiden name;
¿qué nombre le pusieron? what did they call him?;
lo conozco de nombre I know him by name;
en nombre de ( en representación de) on behalf of;
( apelando a) in the name of;
lo que ha hecho no tiene nombre what she has done is unspeakableb) (Ling) noun;
c) ( fama):
hacerse un nombre en la vida to make a name for oneself
nombrar verbo transitivo
1 (para un cargo) to appoint: le nombraron secretario general, he was appointed secretary general
nombrar a dedo, to handpick
2 (mencionar) to name, mention: ¡a ése ni me lo nombres!, don't even mention his name!
nombre sustantivo masculino
1 name: ¿cuál es su nombre de pila?, what's his Christian/first name? ➣ Ver nota en name 2 Ling noun
♦ Locuciones: llamar a las cosas por su nombre, to speak plainly
a nombre de, addressed to
en nombre de algo/alguien, on behalf of sthg/sb
' nombre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abdomen
- actor
- alta
- alto
- Amberes
- Andorra
- aparecer
- buen
- cerdo
- chalet
- complemento
- cordera
- cordero
- decir
- durante
- ensuciar
- escriturar
- esculpir
- falsa
- falso
- fulana
- fulano
- guerra
- impronunciable
- infelicidad
- kamikaze
- Kuwait
- la
- ligarse
- llamar
- manchar
- monte
- no
- nominalmente
- Pakistán
- palmípeda
- palmípedo
- Paquistán
- París
- Pequín
- Persia
- Perú
- pila
- poner
- recibir
- recordar
- rey
- señor
- Sofía
English:
abandon
- abandoned
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdication
- abdomen
- aberration
- ability
- abolition
- aborigine
- abrasive
- absence
- absentee
- absorption
- abstainer
- abstention
- abstinence
- abundance
- abuse
- abyss
- academic
- academic year
- academy
- acceleration
- accelerator
- accent
- acceptance
- access
- access road
- accessory
- accident
- acclaim
- accomplice
- accomplishment
- accord
- accordance
- accordion
- account
- accountancy
- accountant
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accusation
- accused
- ace
- acetate
- acetone
- ache
* * *nombre nm1. [apelativo] name;un vecino, de quien no diré el nombre, avisó a la policía a neighbour, who shall remain nameless, told the police;a nombre de [carta, sobre, paquete] addressed to;[cheque] made out to; [cuenta bancaria] in the name of; [propiedades] belonging to;quiero abrir una cuenta a nombre de mi hijo I'd like to open an account for my son;se le conoce con el nombre de laparoscopia it is known as a laparoscopy;de nombre Juan called Juan;en nombre de [representando a] on behalf of;en (el) nombre de Dios/de la democracia in the name of God/democracy;en el nombre del Padre… [al rezar] in the name of the Father…;llamar a alguien por el nombre to call sb by his/her first name;¿qué nombre le vas a poner al perro? what are you going to call the dog?;santificado sea tu nombre [en padrenuestro] hallowed be thy name;Humesto de jardín sólo tiene el nombre you call this a garden?;como su propio nombre indica… as its name indicates o suggests…;llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade;no tener nombre [ser indignante] to be outrageousnombre y apellidos full name;nombre artístico stage name;Am nombre de batalla nom de guerre;nombre científico [de planta, animal] scientific name;nombre comercial trade name;nombre completo full name;nombre compuesto = two-part Christian name;nombre común [de planta, animal] common name;Informát nombre de dominio domain name;nombre de guerra nom de guerre;nombre de lugar place name;nombre de pila first o Christian name;nombre de soltera maiden name;Informát nombre de usuario user name2. [fama] name, reputation;hacerse un nombre (como) to make a name for oneself (as);manchar el buen nombre de alguien/algo to tarnish sb's/sth's good name;tener buen/mal nombre to have a good/bad name;tener mucho nombre to be renowned o famous3. Gram nounnombre abstracto abstract noun;nombre colectivo collective noun;nombre común common noun;nombre propio proper noun* * *m1 name;un barco de nombre desconocido a boat whose name is not known, an unknown boat;un caballo de nombre Arquero a horse by the name of Arquero, a horse called Arquero;es abogado sólo de nombre he is a lawyer in name only;de nombre amenazador with a threatening sounding name;llamar las cosas por su nombre call a spade a spade;no tener nombre fig be inexcusable2 GRAM noun* * *nombre nm1) : namenombre de pluma: pseudonym, pen nameen nombre: on behalf ofsin nombre: nameless2) : nounnombre propio: proper noun3) : fame, renown* * *nombre n1. (en general) name2. (sustantivo) noun"gato" es un nombre "cat" is a nounnombre de pila first name / Christian name -
15 acreditarse
pron.v.to justify, to prove one's worth.* * *1 to gain a reputation, make one's name, become famous* * ** * *v/r gain a good reputation, achieve fame* * *vr: to gain a reputation -
16 buena fama
f.1 good name, renown, good reputation.2 good fame, halo.* * *(n.) = well respected, good repute, good reputationEx. These university presses are well respected.Ex. In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information.Ex. A good reputation is more valuable than money.* * *(n.) = well respected, good repute, good reputationEx: These university presses are well respected.
Ex: In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information.Ex: A good reputation is more valuable than money. -
17 buena reputación
f.good reputation, good name, credit, good fame.* * *(n.) = well respected, good repute, good reputationEx. These university presses are well respected.Ex. In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information.Ex. A good reputation is more valuable than money.* * *(n.) = well respected, good repute, good reputationEx: These university presses are well respected.
Ex: In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information.Ex: A good reputation is more valuable than money. -
18 acreditar
v.1 to certify.2 to prove, to confirm.3 to do credit to (dar fama a).4 to accredit.5 to credit (finance).Ella acreditó el dinero She credited the money.6 to authorize, to credential.La agencia acredita a sus cajeros The agency authorizes its cashiers.7 to verify.El banco acredita su reputación The bank verifies his reputation.* * *1 (probar) to prove■ ¿tiene algún documento que acredite su identidad? have you any documents which would prove your identity?2 FINANZAS to credit■ hemos acreditado a su cuenta la suma de 1000 dólares we have credited your account with the sum of 1000 dollars3 (embajador) to accredit1 to gain a reputation, make one's name, become famous* * *1. VT1) (=dar reputación a) to do credit to, give credit to2) (=avalar) to vouch for, guarantee; (=probar) to prove; (=autorizar) to sanction, authorize3) (Pol) [+ embajador] to accredit4) (Com) to credit; And (=fiar) to sell on credit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <diplomático/periodista> to accredit; < representante> to authorize2) (frml)a) (probar, avalar) < pago> to proveb) ( dar renombre)3) (Fin) to credit2.acreditarse v prona) <victoria/logro> to achieveb) ( lograr renombre) to get o gain a good reputation* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <diplomático/periodista> to accredit; < representante> to authorize2) (frml)a) (probar, avalar) < pago> to proveb) ( dar renombre)3) (Fin) to credit2.acreditarse v prona) <victoria/logro> to achieveb) ( lograr renombre) to get o gain a good reputation* * *acreditar [A1 ]vtA ‹diplomático/periodista› to accredit; ‹representante› to authorizeB ( frml) (probar, avalar) to proveel presente recibo no acredita el pago de los anteriores this receipt does not provide evidence of payment o does not prove payment of previous billslos documentos que lo acreditan como residente the papers which prove that you are a residenteste libro lo acredita como un gran pensador this book confirms him as a great thinkeruna empresa acreditada como líder en su campo a firm recognized as the leader in its fieldC ( Fin) ‹suma› to credit; ‹cuenta› to credithemos acreditado su cuenta en la suma de 5.000 pesos we have credited your account with the sum of 5,000 pesos, we have credited the sum of 5,000 pesos to your account1 ‹victoria/logro› to achieve2 (lograr buena fama) to get o gain a good reputation, prove one's worth* * *
acreditar ( conjugate acreditar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹diplomático/periodista› to accredit;
‹ representante› to authorize
2 (frml)
b) ( dar renombre):
3 (Fin) to credit
acreditar verbo transitivo
1 (dar fama) to be a credit to
2 (demostrar) to prove
3 (autorizar a alguien) to accredit: ya lo han acreditado como embajador en Cuba, he has just been accredited as ambassador to Cuba
4 Fin to credit
' acreditar' also found in these entries:
English:
accredit
* * *acreditar vt1. [periodista, deportista] to accredit2. [certificar] to certify;[autorizar] to authorize, to entitle;un centro que ha sido acreditado para la docencia an accredited o approved teaching centre;los interesados deben acreditar que cumplen los requisitos applicants must provide documentary evidence that they meet the requirements3. [demostrar] to prove, to confirm;este diploma lo acredita como traductor jurado this diploma certifies that he is an official translator;el carnet lo acredita como miembro de la delegación the ID card identifies him as a member of the delegation4. [dar fama a] to do credit to;el premio lo acreditó como escritor the award confirmed his status as a writer5. [embajador] to accredit6. Fin to credit* * *v/t2 ( avalar) prove;un documento que lo acredita como el propietario a document that proves his ownership3 FIN:acreditar en cuenta credit an account* * *acreditar vt1) : to accredit, to authorize2) : to credit3) : to prove, to verify -
19 acreditación
f.1 accreditation, credit, credit note.2 credentialing, licensors.* * *1 accreditation* * *SF (=acto) accreditation; (=autorización) authorization, sanctioning* * ** * *= reputation, accreditation, proof of identity.Ex. The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.Ex. There is need for reform of the curriculum and a national system of accreditation.Ex. All applicants for a driver license must present proof of identity satisfactory to the department.----* acreditación en informática = computer driving licence.* acreditación europea en informática = European computer driving licence (ECDL).* proceso de acreditación = accreditation process.* * ** * *= reputation, accreditation, proof of identity.Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: There is need for reform of the curriculum and a national system of accreditation.Ex: All applicants for a driver license must present proof of identity satisfactory to the department.* acreditación en informática = computer driving licence.* acreditación europea en informática = European computer driving licence (ECDL).* proceso de acreditación = accreditation process.* * *1 (acción) accreditation2 (documento) credentials (pl)* * *acreditación nf1. [de periodista] press card;[de congresista, deportista] pass acreditación de prensa press pass2. [de diplomático] credentials* * *f documento credentials pl* * * -
20 alza
f.1 rise (subida).2 raised insole.3 increment, upsurge, run-up, runup.4 rear sight.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: alzar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: alzar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 (aumento) rise, increase2 (impresión) underlay3 (de calzado) raised insole4 (de rifle) rear sight, sight\al alza / en alza risingestar en alza figurado to be up and coming, be on the risejugar al alza FINANZAS to bull the market* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=subida) [de precio, temperatura] rise•
al alza — [tendencia] upward; [inflación, precio] rising•
en alza — [acciones, precio] on the riselas acciones están en alza — the shares are rising o on the rise
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jugar al alza — (Econ) to speculate on a rising market2) (Mil, Caza) sights pl3) [en zapato] raised insole* * *femenino‡1) ( subida) risejugar al alza — to speculate on a rising o bull market
en alza: precios en alza rising prices; una escritora en alza an up-and-coming writer; su reputación está en alza — he has a growing reputation
2) ( en los zapatos) raised insole3) (Arm) rear sight* * *= upswing.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.----* en alza = on the upswing.* estar en alza = be up.* Nombre + en alza = Nombre + up.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices.* * *femenino‡1) ( subida) risejugar al alza — to speculate on a rising o bull market
en alza: precios en alza rising prices; una escritora en alza an up-and-coming writer; su reputación está en alza — he has a growing reputation
2) ( en los zapatos) raised insole3) (Arm) rear sight* * *= upswing.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
* en alza = on the upswing.* estar en alza = be up.* Nombre + en alza = Nombre + up.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices.* * *alza1f‡A (subida) riseel alza de los precios the rise in pricesal alza: la evolución al alza de la Bolsa the rise in the value of shares, the upward trend of the Stock Exchangeel dólar fluctúa al alza the dollar is fluctuating but the general trend is upward(s)jugar al alza to speculate on a rising o bull marketen alza: precios en alza rising pricesuna escritora joven en alza an up-and-coming young writersu reputación como director está en alza he has a growing reputation as a director, his reputation as a director is on the rise ( AmE)dos grandes figuras en alza del fútbol colombiano two rising stars of Colombian footballB (en los zapatos) raised insoleC ( Arm) rear sightalza22 ( fam) (para dar ánimos) come on!* * *
Del verbo alzar: ( conjugate alzar)
alza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alza
alzar
alza feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
rise;
en alza ‹intereses/precios› rising ( before n);
una escritora en alza an up-and-coming writer;
estar en alza to be on the rise
alzar ( conjugate alzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( levantar)
alzó la mirada she looked up
2 ‹edificio/monumento› to erect
3 (Méx) ( poner en orden) ‹ juguetes› to pick up;
‹cuarto/casa› to clean (up)
alzarse verbo pronominal ( sublevarse) to rise up;
alza sustantivo femenino rise
♦ Locuciones: en alza, (valores, precios) rising
(persona) up-and-coming
alzar verbo transitivo to raise, lift: el cormorán alzó el vuelo repentinamente, the cormorant took off suddenly
' alza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frenar
English:
bullish
- buoyancy
- depreciate
- rise
- rising
- up
- soar
- upward
* * *1. [subida] rise;el alza de las temperaturas the rise in temperatures;un alza en las cotizaciones a rise in share prices;al alza: los precios están al alza prices are rising;la previsión de la inflación ha sido revisada al alza the forecast level of inflation has been revised upwards;la evolución al alza de los precios the upward trend in prices;Bolsajugar al alza to bull the market;en alza: una empresa en alza a company that is on its way up;un cantante en alza a singer who is gaining in popularity2. [de zapato] raised insole3. [de arma] sight* * *f rise;alza de precios price rise;revisar al alza precios revise upward* * *alza nfsubida: riseprecios en alza: rising prices* * *alza n rise / increaseen alza rising / growing
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